Robinson’s Impact Reached Far Beyond The Hardwood

We continue with David Robinson tribute week here at Project Spurs with a look at the tremendous impact he had and is still having off the court.

We’ve all heard the cliche over and over before, “he’s a class act on and off the court.” It’s a cliche used all too often on anyone who displays maturity, responsibility and basically does what they should do.

But David Robinson was different. While he ruled on the 94×50, his life work and possibly his most important work came when he was out of his silver & black uniform.

Robinson was a rare breed. How many superstars out there do you see whose off-the-court resume matches what they did on the court. In today’s NBA where bad attitudes, playing for several teams and drug charges rule the league and the marketing hype, it’s a wonder how Robinson was so overlooked during his career.

Malik Rose said it best in an Inside the NBA column on SI.com by Steve Aschburner.